RWT
RWT on specified dividends/Māori authority distributions IR17P
(published March 2011)
About this form
Use this form for paying RWT (resident withholding tax) deducted from specified dividends, from amounts distributed by a Maori authority, and by agents or trustees from dividends received on behalf of another person.
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When to use this form
Use this form for paying resident withholding tax (RWT) deducted:
- from "specified dividends" which are one of the following:
- dividends paid by companies which at the time are not resident in New Zealand; or are prohibited by their constitution from distributing all income to any proprietor, member or shareholder; or whose incomes are exempt; or who are solely engaged in life insurance or re-insurance, or
- dividends paid on specified preference shares
These dividends have no imputation or FDP (foreign dividend payment) credits to attach.
- amounts distributed by a Maori authority
- by agents or trustees from dividends received on behalf of another person.
What you will need
- your IRD number
- month and year specified dividend/Maori authority distribution paid
- gross dividends/distributions
- imputation/Maori authority credits
- FDP credits.
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After you finish
Please print, sign and post the completed form to your nearest Inland Revenue office.
You may wish keep a copy of this form for your personal records.